On March 18, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new tools intended to help companies, organizations, and individuals fulfill their reporting requirements under the mercury reporting requirements rule. Those required to report under the mercury rule can now do so online through the Mercury Electronic Reporting (MER) application […]
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Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, and Jane S. Vergnes, Ph.D., DABT®, Director of Toxicology, presented “Overview of the Proposed Rule: Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science” during the “Data for Chemical Evaluations: Secret or Otherwise” session at The Society of Toxicology’s 58th Annual Meeting held this week in Baltimore, Maryland. For […]
Biobased and Renewable Products Update March 14, 2019 Federal FDA Commissioner Releases Statement On Biotechnology Innovations On March 8, 2019, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., released a statement on the continued efforts to advance safe biotechnology innovations, and the deactivation of an import alert on […]
EPA Refines “Replacement Unit” Concepts March 11, 2019 | Eric L. Hiser In two recent actions, Hilcorp Monopod and Newport News Shipbuilding, EPA Region X and OAQPS provided additional guidance on when a unit qualifies as a replacement unit under 40 CFR 52.21(b)(33). EPA gave general guidance that horsepower generally is the most appropriate […]
March 7, 2019 Federal DOE Announces Funding For Trucks And Off-Road Vehicles And The Fuels That Power Them On March 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced $51.5 million for innovative research of technologies for trucks, off-road vehicles, and fuels. […]